Merck droht Gewinnrückgang – Gegenwind nimmt zu

Frankfurt (Reuters) – Nach einem deutlichen Gewinnanstieg im vergangenen Jahr stellt sich Merck auf zunehmenden Gegenwind ein. Wegen des sich abschwächenden Markts für Halbleiter, eines weiteren Rückgangs der Corona-Nachfrage sowie der anhaltend hohen Inflation rechne Merck 2023 mit einem herausfordernden Jahr, teilte das Pharma- und Technologieunternehmen am Donnerstag mit. Belastend dürften sich auch negative Wechselkurseffekte …

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Exor partner proposed for Stellantis board to replace Andrea Agnelli

MILAN (Reuters) – Exor, the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, has proposed its partner Benoit Ribadeau-Dumas for the role of Stellantis board member, a document prepared for the carmaker’s annual general meeting showed on Thursday. With a 14.4% stake, the Netherlands-based Exor, headed by Stellantis Chairman John Elkann, is the largest single investor in …

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China urges global lenders’ involvement in developing nations’ debt

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang called on global financial institutions on Thursday to play an active role in restructuring the debt of developing countries. China, the world’s largest bilateral creditor, has criticised multilateral lenders for not accepting losses, or haircuts, on loans to low-income countries while Beijing is being asked to do …

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China securities watchdog warns of ‘foreign’ investor scams

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator on Thursday warned investors against fund-raising scams purporting to be from foreign asset management firms, underscoring reputational risks that global financial institutions face in the country. Some fraudsters, disguised as qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII), recently sold financial products, recommended stocks, and traded securities illegitimately, the China Securities Regulatory Commission …

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Russia hits apartment block, kills four in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia – officials

By Sergiy Chaly ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile slammed into a five-storey apartment building in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least four people, Ukrainian officials said. Rescue workers carried away the wounded on stretchers and clambered through the ruined building looking for survivors after the early-morning strike, a …

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Europas Börsen nach Inflationszahlen unter Druck

Frankfurt (Reuters) – Die hartnäckige Inflation im Euroraum macht Investoren an den europäischen Börsen nervös. Der Dax und der EuroStoxx lagen nach der Veröffentlichung am Donnerstag jeweils 0,8 Prozent im Minus bei 15.175 beziehungsweise 4180 Punkten. Die Verbraucherpreise in der Euro-Zone kletterten im Februar binnen Jahresfrist um 8,5 Prozent. Von Reuters befragte Volkswirte hatten mit …

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